2013x82 - Wednesday, April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013

2013/04/24 Headlines: Boston Marathon Suspect Cites Iraq, Afghanistan Wars as Motive; Slain Suspect Bought Fireworks 2 Months Before Attack; Wife Vows Cooperation with Probe; Reddit Apologizes for Wrongly Naming Suspects; Ricin Suspect Released, Decries "Nightmare" Arrest; At Least 70 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Collapse; At Least 42 Killed at Sunni Protest Camp in Iraq; Guatemala's Top Court Annuls Ríos Montt Trial; France Becomes 14th Country to Legalize Gay Marriage; Israel Accuses Syria of Using Chemical Weapons; Sen. Baucus to Retire in 2014; Inequality Widened During Post-Recession Period; Low-Wage Workers Strike in Chicago; Illinois Teen Indicted in FBI Terror Sting; Ohio Teacher Fired After Mother's Obit Includes Lesbian Partner; Cooper Union to Begin Charging Tuition; San Francisco Supervisors Vote for Fossil Fuel Divestment; U.S. Approves Billion Nuclear Weapons Upgrade; Common Cause CEO, Ex-Congressmember Bob Edgar Dies at 69

2013x83 - Thursday, April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013

2013/04/25 Headlines: Toll from Bangladesh Factory Collapse Hits 200; Workers Stage Protests; Late Boston Marathon Suspect Was on Terrorism Watch List; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Was Unarmed at End of Manhunt; Hundreds of Low-Wage Workers Strike in Chicago; Chicago Students Protest Closings, Standardized Tests; Hagel Rejects Israeli Claims on Syrian Chemical Weapons; U.N. Torture Investigator Says Bahrain Blocking Entry; EPA Challenges State Dept. Assessment of Keystone XL's Environmental Impact; Lawmakers Skip Hearing on Long-Term Unemployment; Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Disclose Trainees at Controversial Military School; 2 Children Among 5 Killed in Illinois Shooting; Steubenville High School Coach Given 2-Year Extension; Prison Guards Indicted for Aiding Baltimore Gang; Explosion Wounds 3 on Alabama River Barges; Pro-Assad Group Claims Responsibility for Hacking AP Twitter Account; Rhode Island Poised to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

2013x84 - Friday, April 26, 2013

April 26, 2013

2013/04/26 Headlines: U.S. Officials Say Syrian Regime Likely Used Chemical Weapons; Iraq: Scores Killed in Sectarian Clashes; Obama Fails to Mention Iraq War in Speech Honoring Bush; New York Times Condemns Guantánamo as Hunger Strike Continues; Police Fire Tear Gas on Workers Protesting Bangladesh Building Collapse; Death Toll Nears 300; Russia: 38 Dead in Fire at Psychiatric Institution; Obama Attends Memorial for Blast Victims in West, Texas; U.N. Official Condemned for Highlighting Role of U.S. Policy in Boston Attacks; Renowned Newspaper "Egypt Independent" Releases Final Issue; U.N. Security Council Votes to Send Troops to Mali; Venezuela Arrests U.S. Filmmaker Accused of Fomenting Violence; Activist Joan Baez Sr., Mother of Famous Folk Singer, Dies at 100

2013x85 - Monday, April 29, 2013

April 29, 2013

2013/04/29 Headlines: Military Admits 100 Prisoners on Hunger Strike at Guantánamo; Fire Erupts in Wreckage of Bangladesh Factory; Death Toll Rises to About 400; Syrian Prime Minister Survives Assassination Attempt; Pakistan Hit by Wave of Violence Ahead of Elections; Iraq Suspends Licenses of 10 TV Channels, Including Al Jazeera; Report: Troves of CIA Money Fueling Corruption in Afghanistan; Afghanistan: 4 U.S. Servicemembers Die in Plane Crash; Obama Urges Congress to Take Action on Sequester Cuts; Authorities Arrest New Suspect in Ricin Mailings; Iranian Scientist Released After More Than a Year in U.S. Detention; Mexico: Hundreds March to Demand Justice for Slain Journalist; Obama Jokes About Race, Republicans at White House Correspondents' Dinner; Report: African-American Voter Turnout Topped White Turnout in 2012; Obama to Tap Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for Transportation Post; 31 Arrested for Protest at Drone Base in Upstate New York; Court Denies Early Release for Jailed Pussy Riot Member; Oklahoma City Mosque Vandalized in Possible Hate Crime; Tens of Thousands Remain Homeless 6 Months After Superstorm Sandy; Feminist Journalist Mary Thom Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68; Georgia Students Attend School's 1st Racially Integrated Prom

2013x86 - Tuesday, April 30, 2013

April 30, 2013

2013/04/30 Headlines: Israeli Air Strike Kills Palestinian in Gaza; Explosion Rocks Syrian Capital Damascus; U.N. Seeks Firmer Evidence on Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria; Iraq: 36 Killed in Blasts South of Baghdad; Mexican Activists Call for Curbs on Flow of U.S. Guns; Europe Bans Pesticide Believed to Seriously Harm Bees; Woman Who Filmed Slaughterhouse from Street is 1st to Face Prosecution Under "Ag-Gag" Laws; Study: Racial Wealth Gap Widened During Recession; NBA Player Jason Collins Discloses He is Gay

2013x87 - Wednesday, May 01, 2013

May 1, 2013

2013/05/01 Headlines: Obama Renews Guantánamo Closure Vow, Defends Force-Feeding; Report: U.S. Close to Arming Syrian Rebels; U.S.

2013x88 - Thursday, May 02, 2013

May 2, 2013

2013/05/02 Headlines: May Day Rallies Nationwide Back Immigrant, Labor Rights; 18 Arrested in Seattle May Day Protests; 3 Accused of Obstructing Boston Marathon Probe; Bolivia Orders Expulsion of USAID; North Korea Sentences U.S.

2013x89 - Friday, May 03, 2013

May 3, 2013

2013/05/03 Headlines: Bangladesh Garment Building Toll Hits 500; Engineer Detained; Obama Faces Immigration Protests in Mexico Visit; Obama Defends Challenge to Emergency Contraception Ruling; Assata Shakur Added to FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists List; Pro-Assad Forces Accused of Killing up to 100 in Raid; April Was Iraq's Deadliest Month Since 2009; U.N.: Close to 260,000 Died in Somali Famine; At Least 60 Killed in Sudan Mine Collapse; Boston Bombing Suspects Allegedly Planned July 4th Attack; Obama Unveils Trade, Commerce Cabinet Picks; Rep.

2013x90 - Monday, May 06, 2013

May 6, 2013

2013/05/06 Headlines: Syria Calls Apparent Israeli Strikes "An Act of War"; Report: U.S., Allies Discussed Syria Strikes; U.N. Investigator: Syrian Rebels Likely Using Nerve Gas; Bangladesh Toll Hits 645; Murder Probe Begins; 7 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan; U.N. Seeks Nigeria Probe After 200 Killed; Obama Concludes Latin America Visit; U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.5 Percent; NRA Celebrates Defeat of Gun Control at Annual Meeting; Suicide Rate Increases for Middle-Aged Americans; U.S.

2013x91 - Tuesday, May 07, 2013

May 7, 2013

2013/05/07 Headlines: Report: 196 Died Each Day in Syria Last Month; U.S. Senator Menendez Introduces Bill to Arm Syrian Rebels; U.N. Panel: No Conclusive Findings Yet on Chemical Weapons in Syria; Pakistan: Dozens Killed in Attacks on Political Party; Bangladesh: Rallies Banned in Dhaka After Clashes Between Police & Religious Activists Kill 27; Death Toll from Bangladesh Building Collapse Tops 700; Friend of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Released on Bond; Man Arrested for Alleged Terror Plot in Minnesota; U.S. Directly Accuses China of Hacking Its Computers; Air Force Officer Who Led Sexual Assault Prevention Unit Arrested for Alleged Sexual Attack; NY Attorney General to Sue Wells Fargo, Bank of America for Violating Foreclosure Deal; NYT: 7 of Top 20 Highest-Paid CEOs Were Media Moguls; Study: Acidification from CO2 Emissions Threatens Oceans; "Cuban 5" Member Criticizes Imprisonment by U.S.

2013x92 - Wednesday, May 08, 2013

May 8, 2013

2013/05/08 Headlines: Neighbors: Police Ignored Warnings About Ohio Home Where Captives Were Freed; Ohio Kidnapping Victims Reunited with Family Members; Pentagon: Military Sexual Assaults Increase 37%; Mississippi Death Row Prisoner Denied DNA Tests Wins Reprieve; Texas Carries Out 5th Execution of Year; U.S., Russia Plan New International Conference on Syria; Report: Pentagon Plans for Breakup of Syria; Syria Cut Off from Global Internet; Torture-Linked Official Won't Continue as Head of CIA Clandestine Service; Report: U.S.

2013x93 - Thursday, May 09, 2013

May 9, 2013

2013/05/09 Headlines: 8 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire; Toll from Building Collapse Nears 900; Ariel Castro Charged in Cleveland Kidnapping, Abuse Case; State Dept. Official Claims Demotion for Criticism of Benghazi Response; Israel OKs More Settlement Expansion; Kerry Announces Visit; Stephen Hawking Backs Academic Boycott of Israel; Closing Arguments Held in Genocide Trial of Former Guatemalan Dictator Efraín Ríos Montt; Activist: Biden Avowed Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline; EPA: No Plans for Curbing Greenhouse Gases from Existing Power Plants; House Panel Backs Weakening of Derivatives Rules; Peace Activists Convicted for Protest at Tennessee Nuclear Site; Docs: FBI, Justice Dept.

2013x94 - Friday, May 10, 2013

May 10, 2013

2013/05/10 Headlines: Death Toll from Bangladesh Building Collapses Tops 1,000; Survivor Rescued After 17 Days in Rubble; Man Accused of Holding 3 Women Captive in Ohio Could Face Death Penalty; Minnesota House Passes Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage; Philadelphia Mayor Signs Landmark LGBT Rights Bill; Co-Author of Controversial Immigration Study Argued Latinos Have Lower IQs; Afghan President Says U.S. Can Have 9 Bases After Withdrawal; Facebook Removes Marines-Linked Page Featuring Rape Jokes About Female Soldiers; Uruguay Sentences Military General to 28 Years for Dictatorship-Era Death; Son of Former Pakistani Prime Minister Kidnapped 2 Days Before Election; Republicans Block Confirmation of Obama’s Pick to Head EPA; Fast-Food Worker Strikes Spread to Detroit, St. Louis; New York City Council Passes Sick-Pay Bill; Poor People's March to Honor Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

2013x95 - Monday, May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013

2013/05/13 Headlines: Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt Imprisoned After Genocide Conviction; Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Hits 400ppm Milestone; Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Wins Pakistani Election Amidst Rigging Claims, Violence; Cleveland Victims Thank Supporters; Paternity Test Confirms Suspect Fathered Rescued Child; 19 Shot at New Orleans Mother's Day Parade; IRS Apologizes for Scrutiny of Tea Party Groups; Activists Rally for Guantánamo Closure; Benghazi Emails Show White House Role in Talking Points; Report: CIA Relied on Libyan Militia to Guard Benghazi Compound; Co-Author of Heritage Foundation Immigration Study Resigns; Federal Judge Rejects Admin's Bid to Stay "Morning-After Pill" Ruling; Texas Authorities Launch Criminal Probe of Fertilizer Blast; Spaniards Mark 2nd Anniversary of "Indignados" Movement; Mothers' Group Holds Gun-Control Rallies Nationwide; Activists Stage Weekend Poor People's Campaign and March

2013x96 - Tuesday, May 14, 2013

May 14, 2013

2013/05/14 Headlines: Obama Admin Secretly Obtains Trove of Associated Press Phone Records in "Unprecedented Intrusion"; Search for Bodies at Collapsed Garment Building in Bangladesh Ends; Death Toll at 1,127; Worker Describes 17 Days Trapped in Garment Building’s Rubble; European Firms Commit to Plan for Improving Bangladesh Factory Safety; Report: Acting IRS Commissioner Knew About Targeting of Right-Wing Groups in May 2012; Supreme Court Sides Unanimously With Monsanto in Seed Patent Case; Minnesota Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Same-Sex Marriage; Document Reveals New Protocol for Force-Feeding Guantánamo Hunger Strikers; Obama, Cameron Vow to Increase Pressure on Syrian Gov’t; Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder; Court Delays Unrestricted Sale of Emergency Contraception; Former Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt Hospitalized After Fainting; Mexican Authorities Arrest 2 for Beating Death of Malcolm Shabazz

2013x97 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

May 15, 2013

2013/05/15 Headlines: Holder Defends Monitoring of AP Phone Records; Wal-Mart Linked to Collapsed Bangladeshi Factory; The Gap Rejects Safety Pact; Russia Expels Alleged CIA Spy Caught Recruiting; 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan; Minnesota Gov. Signs Same-Sex Marriage Law; Fort Hood Sexual Assault Coordinator Accused of Abuses; Warren Questions Regulators, Justice Dept. on Lack of Wall Street Prosecutors; Fast-Food Workers Strike in Milwaukee; Undocumented Immigrants Protest Deportations at Illinois Jail; Former Head of Hispanic Outreach for Florida GOP Switches Parties over "Intolerance"; Cooper Union Students Continue Tuition Protest; Seattle Teachers Win Campaign Against Standardized MAP Test; Angelina Jolie Reveals Double Masectomy for Breast Cancer; Firm Owns Mutation Gene

2013x98 - Thursday, May 16, 2013

May 16, 2013

2013/05/16 Headlines: IRS Commissioner Forced to Resign over Extra Scrutiny of Right-Wing Groups; Holder: Deputy Signed Off on AP Subpoenas; Holder Unsure of How Many Journalist Subpoenas He's Approved; Report: Verizon Gave Justice Dept. Records of 2 Journalists; White House Seeks Revival of Media Shield Law; Dem Rep. Blasts Holder for Drug War, Marijuana Crackdown; Suicide Attack Kills 10 in Kabul; Group Tells AP of Plans to Target U.S. Soldiers; U.N. General Assembly Condemns Syrian Gov't as Toll Passes 80,000; Palestinians Mark 65th Anniversary of "Nakba"; Up to 6 Dead in Cambodia Shoe Factory Collapse; White House Releases Emails on Benghazi Talking Points; U.S. Earns .6 Billion Profit on Student Interest; Regulators Back Down on New Derivatives Rule; Hundreds Take Part in Milwaukee Fast-Food, Retail Strike; North Dakota Abortion Clinic Challenges New Restriction; Charges Dropped Against NYPD Officer in Shooting Death of Ramarley Graham; New DNA Evidence Could Clear Florida Death Row Prisoner

2013x99 - Friday, May 17, 2013

May 17, 2013

2013/05/17 Headlines: Guantánamo Hunger Strike Enters 100th Day; 30 Prisoners Being Force-Fed; Number of Syrian Refugees Tops 1.5 Million; Obama: U.S. Won't Take Unilateral Action Against Assad; Obama Defends Secret Subpoena of Associated Press Phone Records; DOJ Releases Completely Blacked-Out Memo on Surveillance of Text Messages; Obama Appoints New Acting IRS Commissioner; Audit of Witness Protection Program Finds Gaps in Tracking of Terror Suspects; Note by Boston Bombing Suspect Cites U.S. Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan as Motive; 9 Afghan Civilians, 6 Americans Killed in Kabul Suicide Bombing; Cause of Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Still Unknown 1 Month Later; 3rd U.S. Military Official Tasked with Sexual Assault Prevention Is Accused of Abuse; Senate Panels Advance Obama Nominees for Labor Dept.

2013x100 - Monday, May 20, 2013

May 20, 2013

2013/05/20 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strikes Reportedly Kill 6 in Yemen; Obama Speech to Outline Drone, Guantánamo Policy; Protests Mark 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike; Syria: Dozens Reported Dead in Fighting Near Lebanon Border; Russia Sends Advanced Missiles to Syria; Sectarian Violence Kills Dozens in Iraq; Leading Pakistani Politician Shot Dead; Imprisoned Ex-Argentine Dictator Jorge Rafael Videla Dies at 87; AP Head Open to Lawsuit for "Unconstitutional" DOJ Spying; Report: DOJ Monitored Journalist's Emails, Phone Records in North Korea Leak Case; White House Was Informed of IRS Issues Weeks Earlier; Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Anti-Abortion Law; Chicago Teachers March Against School Closings; Thousands Protest Education Cuts in Philadelphia; Hate Crime Alleged in Shooting Death of Gay New Yorker

2013x101 - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013

2013/05/21 Headlines: Dozens Dead in Oklahoma Tornado; Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Verdict for Ex-Dictator Ríos Montt; Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested at Justice Department Protest for Bank Prosecutions; Report: Banks Lagging on Settlement Payments for Mortgage Wrongdoing; Report: CIA to Transfer Drone Program to Pentagon; White House Defends Tracking of Fox News Reporter; Obama Hosts Burmese Leader at White House; Survey: Scientists Have 97% Consensus Human Activity Causes Climate Change; Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Begins at U.N.; Poverty in U.S. Suburbs Exceeds Urban Areas; Senate Report Says Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes; Protest Against School Closings Leads to Arrests at Chicago City Hall; Landmark "Stop and Frisk" Trial Concludes in NYC; Hundreds Honor Gay New Yorker Shot Dead in Apparent Hate Crime

2013x102 - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013

2013/05/22 Headlines: Oklahoma Toll Lowered to 24 as Survivors Found; Oklahoma Senator Calls for Spending Cuts to Offset Tornado Aid; Senate Panel Advances Immigration Overhaul; Same-Sex Marriage Protection Removed; Senators Vote to Arm Syrian Rebels; 40 Killed in Widening Iraqi Sectarian Violence; Body of Afghan Torture Victim Found Near U.S. Base; FBI Agents Shoot Dead Orlando Man Questioned in Boston Bombing; Some Testimony in Manning Trial to Be Held in Secret; Report: Justice Dept. Tracked Fox News, White House Phone Lines; Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Abortion Ban; Low-Wage Workers Strike at Federal Contractors in D.C.

2013x103 - Thursday, May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

2013/05/23 Headlines: Obama Admin Admission of U.S. Drone Strikes Suggests Accidental Killings; Obama to Unveil New Guidelines for Drone Strikes; U.S. to Resume Transfers of Guantánamo Prisoners; Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Reach Billion; FBI: Slain Orlando Suspect Admitted to Triple Murder with Boston Marathon Bomber; British Soldier Hacked to Death in London Attack; U.S. Threatens Assad with Increased Aid to Rebels; Chicago Approves Largest School Closure in U.S.

2013x104 - Friday, May 24, 2013

May 24, 2013

2013/05/24 Headlines: Report: Obama Speech Appears to Expand Who Could Be Targeted by Drones; CodePink Founder Medea Benjamin Repeatedly Interrupts Obama Speech; U.S. Special Operations Command Prepares to Launch Eight Satellites; Holder OK'd Seizing Personal Emails from Fox News Reporter; Antiwar.com Website Sues FBI over Agency Monitoring; Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Scouts; Gay Adult Leaders Still Barred; Lois Lerner of IRS Placed on Administrative Leave; Billionaire Backer of Obama Penny Pritzker Set to Become Commerce Secretary; Citigroup Lobbyists Help Write House Bill to Deregulate Trading; Wall Street Attempt to Use Trade Deals to Gut Dodd-Frank Act; In Farm Bill Debate, Congress Considers Drastic Food Stamp Program Cuts; Jailed Pussy Riot Begins Hunger Strike in Russia; Honor Student Expelled for Science Experiment Receives Space Academy Scholarship; Salvadoran President Meets Pope Urging Sainthood for Slain Archbishop; Coalition of Immokalee Workers Rally Outside Wendy's Shareholder Meeting

2013x105 - Monday, May 27, 2013

May 27, 2013

2013x106 - Tuesday, May 28, 2013

May 28, 2013

2013/05/28 Headlines: EU Ends Arms Embargo on Syria; McCain Visits Syrian Rebels; French Journalists Report Witnessing Syrian Chemical Attacks; More Than 50 Killed in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Marine Killed by Police After Shooting Spree; Report: Right-Wing Groups Probed by IRS Tested Limits on Political Activity; Cambodia: Workers Injured by Police During Wage Protest at Nike Factory; Killing of British Soldier Sparks Wave of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes; French Soldier Stabbed While on Patrol; Afghanistan: 4 Killed in Taliban Attack on U.N.

2013x107 - Wednesday, May 29, 2013

May 29, 2013

2013/05/29 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Reportedly Kills Taliban Commander in Pakistan; U.N. Rights Chief Criticizes Drone Warfare, Guantánamo; Computer Hacker Jeremy Hammond Pleads Guilty in Stratfor Case; Online Currency Site Indicted for "Staggering" Money Laundering; Wal-Mart Workers Begin Longest Strike to Date; Wal-Mart Pays Over Million Fine for Dumping Hazardous Waste; U.S.-Russia Split on Military Aid to Syrian Regime, Rebels; 2 U.S.

2013x108 - Thursday, May 30, 2013

May 30, 2013

2013/05/30 Headlines: U.S. Soldier Reaches Plea Deal to Avoid Death Penalty for Afghan Massacre; U.K. Admits to Holding Dozens Without Charge in Afghanistan; Both Sides of Syrian Conflict Entrench Positions Ahead of Global Talks; Ban, U.N.

2013x109 - Friday, May 31, 2013

May 31, 2013

2013/05/31 Headlines: Iraq: More Than 1,200 Killed in Past 2 Months; Major U.S. Media Outlets Boycott Secret Holder Meetings; Syrian Opposition Group Rejects Peace Talks; Assad Agrees to Attend; Pakistani Taliban Vows Revenge After Drone Strike Kills Deputy; U.S. Authorities Probe More Suspicious Letters Sent to Obama; Father of Chechen Man Shot Dead by FBI Calls for Agents to Face Trial; Obama's FBI Pick Scrutinized for Past Approval of Spy Program, Torture; "Blockupy" Protesters Target European Central Bank; Cambodian Garment Workers Continue Bid for Wage Increase at Nike Factory; Seattle Fast Food Workers Join Growing Push for Wage Increase, Union Rights; Court Allows Coal Company to Slash Benefits, Break Union Agreements; Chicago Sun-Times Fires Entire Photography Staff; CNN Shutters Last U.S.

2013x110 - Monday, June 03, 2013

June 3, 2013

2013/06/03 Headlines: Protests at Ft. Meade Ahead of Bradley Manning Trial; Guantánamo Prisoners Pen Open Letter to Military Doctors; 13 Killed in Oklahoma Tornado; Fires Erupt in California, New Mexico Amid Drought; Current Drought Could Prove Costlier Than Superstorm Sandy; British Columbia Rejects Endbridge Tar Sands Oil Pipeline; Anti-Government Protests Sweep Turkey After Istanbul Unrest; Dozens Killed at Poultry Plant in China; Striking Cambodian Workers Enter Nike Factory; Suicide Attack Kills Afghan Students, U.S. Soldiers; Hamas Says New PM Could Threaten Unity Deal; Thousands Stage Rare Protest in Ethiopia; Anti-Nuclear Protests Hit Tokyo; U.S. Wheat Banned in Japan, South Korea After Discovery of Monsanto GMO; U.S. Lawmakers Urge More Cooperation With Russia in Wake of Boston Attack; Judge Orders Google to Disclose User Info to FBI; Chicago Hotel Workers End 10-Year Strike

2013x111 - Tuesday, June 04, 2013

June 4, 2013

2013/06/04 Headlines: U.N. Panel: Both Sides in Syrian Conflict Hit "New Levels of Brutality"; British Group Says Syrian Toll Tops 96,000; U.S. Reportedly Withholding Aid From Opposition; Hundreds of Wounded Residents Stranded in Syrian Town of Qusair; Bradley Manning Trial Opens at Fort Meade; Turkish Union Launches 2-Day Strike; 2nd Person Killed in Protests; Fort Hood Massacre Suspect to Defend Himself at Military Trial; U.S. Delays While 65 Other Countries Sign 1st Global Arms Trade Treaty; U.S. Offers Bounties for Location of Terror Suspects in West Africa; Supreme Court Rules Police Can Collect DNA From Arrestees; 140 Arrested in "Moral Mondays" Protest Against Republican Agenda in North Carolina; Hundreds Protest Fatal Poultry Plant Blaze in China; Egyptian Activist Gets 6-Month Sentence for Criticizing Morsi; U.S.

2013x112 - Wednesday, June 05, 2013

June 5, 2013

2013/06/05 Headlines: Turkey Protests Continue as Gov't Apologizes for Police Response; Pro-Assad Forces Re-Take Qusair From Syrian Rebels; 2 Afghans Killed in Protest After More Bodies Found Near U.S. Base; Hacker Who Alerted Gov't Testifies at Bradley Manning Trial; Susan Rice to Be Named Obama's National Security Adviser; Obama Appoints 3 Judges in Challenge to GOP "Obstruction"; After Cutting Social Programs, Christie Calls Costly Special Election for Vacant NJ Senate Seat; Military Leaders Reject Independent Oversight of Sexual Assault; Aurora Suspect Pleads Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; Connecticut Approves Labeling of GMO Foods; Report Finds Major Racial Disparity in Pot Arrests; Texas Police Officers Fired for Beating Woman Detained for Unpaid Fine; Egyptian Court Convicts Foreign NGO Workers; Veteran Activist, Lawyer Chokwe Lumumba Elected Mayor of Jackson, Miss.; Preacher, Civil Rights Activist Rev.

2013x113 - Thursday, June 06, 2013

June 6, 2013

2013x114 - Friday, June 07, 2013

June 7, 2013

2013/06/07 Headlines: NSA Taps Into Google, Facebook, Apple Servers; Austria Withdraws Peacekeepers From Golan Heights As Syria Fighting Spreads; Turkey Protests Continue Despite Erdogan's Call For Demonstrations To End; Britain to Pay Out Million To Veterans of Kenya's Mau Mau Movement; IMF Admits It Miscalculated Impact of Austerity on Greek Economy; Secret NSA Hacking Unit Exposed Ahead of U.S.

2013x115 - Monday, June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

2013/06/10 Headlines: NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says He Acted to Alert Public of Privacy Breaches; NSA Seeks Criminal Probe, Claims "Grave Damage" in Surveillance Leaks; Obama, Xi Discuss Cybertheft at California Summit; U.S., China Pledge to Reduce HFC Emissions, Seek North Korea Denuclearization; Pakistan Summons U.S. Envoy After Drone Strike Kills 9; Pakistani PM Calls for End to U.S. Drone Strike; 7 Taliban Militants Die in Thwarted Assault on Kabul Airport; 3 Americans Killed in Afghan Attack; Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Gov't Rallies in Turkey; Nelson Mandela Hospitalized for Lung Infection; Immigration Debate Begins in Senate; House GOP Votes to Deport DREAMers; Gunman Kills 5 in Santa Monica Rampage; Activists Raise Bangladeshi Factory Safety, Worker-CEO Pay at Walmart Shareholders Meeting; San Onofre Nuclear Plant Shut Down; Jury Selection Begins in George Zimmerman Murder Trial

2013x116 - Tuesday, June 11, 2013

June 11, 2013

2013/06/11 Headlines: U.S. Prepares to Charge Edward Snowden for NSA Leak; Supporters Rally for Edward Snowden in NYC; 43,000 Sign Petition for Pardon; Appeals Court Dismisses Domestic Surveillance Lawsuit Filed Under Bush; ACLU Asks Secret Spy Court to Release Opinions on PATRIOT Act; Turkish Riot Police Descend on Protesters in Taksim Square; More Than 70 Killed in Iraq Violence; 6 Killed in Attack on NATO Convoy in Pakistan; Report: Pentagon Seeks Increased Budget for Cybersecurity; Report: Obama Could Choose to Arm Syrian Rebels This Week; Obama Admin to Allow Unrestricted Sale of Morning-After Pill; Senate Farm Bill Cuts Food Stamps, Boosts Aid to Agribusiness; Court Rejects Suit by Organic Farmers Against Monsanto; Supreme Court Dismisses Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld; Reporter Among Dozens Arrested in Latest "Moral Monday" Protest in North Carolina; Gender Wage Gap Persists 50 Years After Equal Pay Act; Protester Interrupts First Lady over Obama's Failure to Sign Order for LGBT Rights; Nelson Mandela Remains in Hospital

2013x117 - Wednesday, June 12, 2013

June 12, 2013

2013/06/12 Headlines: Admin Probes NSA Leaks as Surveillance Challenges Emerge; Tech Giants Seek Gov't Permission to Disclose FISA Orders; Report: Snowden Seeks Legal Advice in Hong Kong; Booz Allen Confirms Firing; Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Immigration Bill; Turkish Riot Police Clear Istanbul Square in Harshest Crackdown to Date; Rebel Attack Kills Dozens in Syria; Admin Scales Back Gitmo Tribunals; 17 Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing; Afghan Civilian Deaths Up 24% This Year; Cambodian Nike Factory Fires 300 Striking Workers; Manning Aunt Testifies at Military Trial; Assange Emerges in Testimony; Groups File Legal Challenge to Alabama Anti-Abortion Law

2013x118 - Thursday, June 13, 2013

June 13, 2013

2013/06/13 Headlines: Snowden in Hong Kong: "I Am Here to Reveal Criminality"; Alexander: Phone Collection Has Prevented "Dozens" of Attacks; U.N.: Syrian Toll Hits 93,000, "Potentially Much Higher"; Kerry: U.S. Weighing Options for Aiding Syrian Rebels; Turkish PM Erdogan Issues 24-Hour Deadline for End to Protests; Greeks Stage National Strike over Closure of State Broadcasters; Mandela's Condition Improves in Hospital Stay; House Panel Advances 20-Week Abortion Ban; Sponsor Says Pregnancies From Rape "Very Low"; Senate Measure Rejects Independent Oversight of Military Sexual Assault; Morell Steps Down as Deputy CIA Director; Admin Backs Independent Monitor of "Stop and Frisk"; Wildfire Displaces Thousands in Colorado; Florida Executes Prisoner Who Chronicled Life on Death Row; Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges; Study: Rising Emissions Threaten 5.3 Degree Celcius Hike; Mississippi Marks 50th Anniversary of Medgar Evers Assassination

2013x119 - Friday, June 14, 2013

June 14, 2013

2013/06/14 Headlines: FBI Director: NSA Leaks Caused "Significant Harm"; Report: Obama Admin to Arm Syrian Rebels; Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Gene Patents; Top U.S. Doctors Condemn "Medical Ethics-Free Zone" at Guantánamo; USS Cole Bombing Suspect Barred from Secret Gitmo Hearing; Iranians Head to Polls in Presidential Election; Turkish Prime Minister Vows to Delay Razing of Park in Bid to End Protests; Israel Moves Ahead with West Bank Settlement Expansion; 2 Dead as Colorado Wildfire Consumes Hundreds of Homes; Louisiana Chemical Plant Blast Kills 1, Injures Scores; Report: Bank Traders Manipulated Foreign Exchange Rate Worth Trillions; U.S. House Backs Bill Exempting Overseas Trades from New Regulations; Senate Rejects Amendment to Delay Legal Status for Immigrants; U.S.

2013x120 - Monday, June 17, 2013

June 17, 2013

2013/06/17 Headlines: NSA: Less Than 300 Phone Records Probed in 2012; Supporters Rally for Edward Snowden in Hong Kong; Leaked Docs: U.K. Spied on Foreign Diplomats at 2009 G20; U.S. Monitored Russian Leader; G8 Summit Opens Amid Spying Disclosures; Protesters March in Ireland; Protesters Call for Gitmo Closure Ahead of Obama Speech; Bombing Kills 10 Soldiers in Damascus; Putin Rebukes U.S. on Aiding Rebels as G8 Begins; U.S. to Keep Warplanes, Missiles in Jordan; Egypt Cuts Diplomatic Ties to Syria; Turkish Unions Stage National Strike as Crackdown Grows; Bombings, Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq; 2,000 Killed Since April; Massive Turnout Elects Hassan Rouhani to Iranian Presidency; North Korea Offers Talks with U.S.; U.S. to Appoint New Envoy for Gitmo Closure; Ecuadorean Foreign Minister in U.K. for Talks on Assange; Explosions Erupt at 2 Chemical Plants in Louisiana; 36 People Shot in Chicago over Weekend, 7 Killed; Supreme Court Weighs Challenges to Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act, Gay Marriage Restrictions

2013x121 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013

June 18, 2013

2013/06/18 Headlines: Edward Snowden: NSA Leaks Motivated by "Litany of Lies" From U.S. Officials; Obama Claims Domestic Spy Programs Are "Transparent"; China Demands Explanation for U.S. Internet Surveillance; Apple Admits Receiving Thousands of Requests for User Data; Russia, U.S. Remain at Odds on Syria After Talks at G8; Obama Announces Talks for Massive Free-Trade Deal with Europe; Protests Against U.S. Foreign Policy, Austerity Continue at G8 Summit; Brazil: Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets in Historic Protests; Turkey: Scores Arrested in Raids Targeting Protesters; Afghan Forces Assume Leadership Role amid Continued U.S. Presence; Report: Afghan Child Casualties Spike Under U.S.-Led Occupation; U.S., Yemeni Demonstrators Rally Against Guantánamo in Sanaa; Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Law Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote; Indiana Woman Sentenced to Death at 16 is Released from Prison; Report: Law Enforcement Mining State Photo-ID Databases to Identify People; U.

2013x122 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 19, 2013

2013/06/19 Headlines: U.S., Taliban to Hold Direct Talks in Qatar; Karzai Suspends U.S.

2013x123 - Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 20, 2013

2013/06/20 Headlines: Taliban-U.S. Talks Stalled After Afghan Gov't Protests; Obama Proposes Nuclear Arsenal Reduction in Berlin Speech; Obama to Limit Carbon Emissions From Power Plants; FBI: Drones Conducting Surveillance in U.S.; Senators: Phone Records Played "Little or No Role" in Foiling Plots; Sen. Paul: Intelligence Director Lied to Congress in NSA Claims; Google Seeks Permission to Release Numbers on FISA Requests; WikiLeaks Seeks Asylum for Edward Snowden in Iceland; WikiLeaks: Late Journalist Michael Hastings Said He Was Under FBI Investigation; Brazil Protests Continue as Cities Revoke Transit Fare Hikes; U.N. Issues New Appeal for Displaced Syrians; Global Refugees at 18-Year High; 22 Killed in Militant Attack on U.N. in Somalia; Sen.

2013x124 - Friday, June 21, 2013

June 21, 2013

2013/06/21 Headlines: Leaked Docs Detail Broad Guidelines for NSA Retention of Private Info; Report: Skype Developed Program to Abet Gov't Spying; Ex-Facebook Exec at NSA; WikiLeaks Associate: Plane Ready to Bring Snowden to Iceland; U.S. Investigating Private Firm that Cleared Snowden; House Defeats Farm Aid Bill with Radical Food Stamp Cuts; GOP Senators Propose Doubling of Border Guards in Immigration Bill; 1 Million Rally Across Brazil as Protests Mount; Flooding Kills 150 in Northern India; Report: Global Warming Will Devastate the World's Poor; Study: 1 in 3 Women Worldwide Assaulted by Partner; U.S.

2013x125 - Monday, June 24, 2013

June 24, 2013

2013/06/24 Headlines: Edward Snowden Flees Hong Kong for Russia; U.S. Files Espionage Charges; Ecuador Considers Asylum Bid from Snowden; Hong Kong Allows Snowden's Departure, Seeks Info on U.S. Hacking; WikiLeaks Aids Snowden's Travels; Nancy Pelosi Booed at Conference for Saying Snowden Broke the Law; Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 11 at Mountain Camp in Retaliation for U.S. Drone Strike; Nelson Mandela in Critical Condition; Israel Launches Air Strikes on Gaza After Rocket Attacks; New Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah Resigns; Friends of Syria Group Pledges Military Aid to Rebels; 15 Lebanese Soldiers Killed in Conflict Linked to Syria Violence; Future of Afghan Peace Talks Uncertain as Taliban Flag, Sign Removed from Qatar Office; Texas: Hundreds Flood Capitol as Lawmakers Back Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill; Wisconsin: 8 Arrested for Protesting Anti-Abortion Bill; Turkish Prime Minister Defends Police Crackdown on Protesters; Brazil: Tens of Thousands Continue to Rally Nationwide; Italian Workers March Against Record Unemployment, Austerity; Guantánamo Prisoner: Obama Admin "Doing Everything They Can" to Break Hunger Strike; Report: Wal-Mart Workers Fired After Launching Strike; Opening Statements Begin in George Zimmerman Trial; Food Network Drops Paula Deen's Show Following Racism Scandal

2013x126 - Tuesday, June 25, 2013

June 25, 2013

2013x127 - Wednesday, June 26, 2013

June 26, 2013

2013/06/26 Headlines: Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Section of Voting Rights Act; Obama Unveils Climate Plan, Ties Keystone Decision To Carbon Impact; Putin: Russia Won't Hand Over Snowden to U.S.; U.S., Russia Fail to Agree on Syria Conference; Mandela in Critical Condition as Obama Leaves for Africa Trip; Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Fails After Marathon Filibuster, Protest; 120 Arrested in North Carolina's Largest "Moral Monday" Yet; Right-Wing Group Profiles Protesters; Dem Rep.

2013x128 - Thursday, June 27, 2013

June 27, 2013

2013/06/27 Headlines: Supreme Court Advances Marriage Equality With Rulings Against DOMA, Prop 8; Immigration Judge Stops Deportation Hearing Minutes After DOMA Ruling; California to Resume Same-Sex Marriages Following Supreme Court Decision; Ecuador Faces U.S. Pressure on Snowden Asylum Bid; Obama Kicks Off Africa Trip in Senegal; South African President Cancels Trip as Mandela's Condition Worsens; Senate Approves Border Amendment; Immigrant Rights Advocates, Mexico Voice Protests; Texas Executes 500th Death Row Prisoner; Citing Supreme Court Ruling, Judge Dismisses Iraq Torture Suit Against CACI; New York City Council Approves Landmark NYPD Oversight; Report: 4 CIA Officers Involved in NYPD Spying; CodePink Activists Arrested for Guantánamo Protest at White House; Friend Recounts Trayvon Martin's Last Phone Call at Zimmerman Murder Trial

2013x130 - Monday, July 01, 2013

July 1, 2013

2013/07/01 Headlines: Millions Protest in Egypt for Morsi's Resignation; NSA Leaks: U.S. Spied on European Union, Embassies; NSA Spying Targets European Countries; Correa Says Snowden's Fate in Russian Hands After Call From Biden; Assange: U.S. Pressure Won't Stop Snowden Leaks; Pentagon Blocks Access to Guardian Website Articles on NSA; Same-Sex Marriages Resume in California; Same-Sex Couple Granted First Green Card Post-DOMA; 19 Firefighters Killed in Arizona Amidst Scorching Heat; Obama Launches Energy Initiative in South Africa; Mandela Remains Critical; Kerry Claims Progress on Mideast Peace Talks; Ohio Gov. Signs Budget Bill With Anti-Abortion Measures Intact; Thousands to Rally at Texas Capitol as Lawmakers Revive Anti-Abortion Effort; Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Anti-Abortion Law

2013x131 - Tuesday, July 02, 2013

July 2, 2013

2013/07/02 Headlines: Egyptian Military Gives President Morsi 48-Hour Ultimatum; Afghanistan: NATO Supply Firm Hit by Fatal Suicide Attack; Edward Snowden: Obama Admin "Is Afraid of an Informed, Angry Public"; Snowden Withdraws Russian Asylum Bid, Submits Pleas to Other Countries; Obama Downplays Reports of U.S. Spying on Europeans; Intelligence Chief James Clapper Admits Making False Statements About Spying; Bradley Manning Prosecution Draws to a Close; Manning Supporters March in San Francisco's LGBT Pride Parade; Report: Border Guards Rejecting Syrian Refugees; Texas: Thousands Protest at Capitol as Republicans Revive Anti-Abortion Bill; Key U.S. Student Loan Rate Doubles; Vatican Bank Execs Resign amid Growing Financial Scandal; Lawyers Sue over "Grotesque" Force-Feeding of Guantánamo Prisoners; Military Report: Guantánamo Prisoner Adnan Latif Overdosed on Anti-Psychotic Pills; Former U.S.-Backed Dictator of Chad Detained in Senegal, Accused of Crimes Against Humanity; Hyatt Hotel Chain Reaches Tentative Deal with Union; Ninth "Moral Monday" Protest Focuses on Unemployment Cuts; Bay Area Transit Workers on Strike for a Second Day; Media Giant Tribune to Buy 19 Local TV Stations

2013x133 - Thursday, July 04, 2013

July 4, 2013

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2013x134 - Friday, July 05, 2013

July 5, 2013

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2013x135 - Monday, July 08, 2013

July 8, 2013

2013/07/08 Headlines: 42 Killed at Muslim Brotherhood Protest Against Morsi's Ouster; Snowden Gets Asylum Offers After Forced Landing of Bolivian Plane; Bolivian President Threatens Closure of U.S. Embassy in Snowden Row; Brazil Voices "Deep Concern" over Report of NSA Surveillance; Report: FISA Court Used Expanded Definition of "Relevant" to Enable Mass Spying; Anti-Surveillance "Restore the Fourth" Protests Held Across U.S.; Group to Challenge NSA Spying Before Supreme Court; Report: U.S. Postal Service Surveillance Program Tracks Every Piece of Mail; Preliminary Findings Point to Pilot Error in San Francisco Crash; 5 Killed, 40 Missing After Train Carrying Oil Derails in Canada; Indigenous Groups Lead "Tar Sands Healing Walk" in Alberta; Retailers to Allow Inspections of Bangladeshi Factories Within 9 Months; U.S. Firms Remain Opposed; Guantánamo Defense Attorneys Seek Religious Protection Against Force-Feeding During Ramadan; Rapper, Actor Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) Force-Fed in Video Highlighting Guantánamo Strike; Wisconsin Gov. Signs Abortion Curbs; Texas GOP to Revive Anti-Abortion Bill; Report: Female Prisoners Unlawfully Sterilized in California; Spitzer Mounts Political Comeback with NYC Comptroller Run; Judge Rejects Zimmerman Bid to Dismiss as Prosecution Wraps

2013x136 - Tuesday, July 09, 2013

July 9, 2013

2013/07/09 Headlines: Interim Egyptian Gov't Issues Election Plan After Deadly Shootings; Car Bombing Wounds Dozens in Lebanon; Brazil Probes Claims of NSA Surveillance; Report: NSA Surveillance Covers All of Latin America; Venezuela Confirms Receipt of Snowden Asylum Request; Thousands Rally at U.S. Embassy in Bolivia as Morales Seeks Answers on Plane Row; U.S., EU Begin Trade Talks After Spying Disclosures; Bradley Manning Defense Begins With Iraq Video, Request to Drop Charges; Judge: Guantánamo Force-Feeding "Painful, Humiliating, Degrading," in Obama's Hands; California Prisoners Begin What Could Be State's Largest Hunger Strike; Toll from Canadian Train Derailment, Oil Blaze Hits 13; Texas Legislature Holds Public Hearing on Anti-Abortion Bill; Judge Blocks Wisconsin Anti-Abortion Law; More Than 60 Detained as Pro-Choice Activists Join "Moral Monday" Protests in North Carolina; Report: U.S. Mulls Removal of All Troops From Afghanistan Post-2014; Journalist, Media Activist Sputnik Kilambi Dead at 55

2013x138 - Thursday, July 11, 2013

July 11, 2013

2013/07/11 Headlines: Bradley Manning Defense Rests with Challenge to "Aiding the Enemy" Claims; U.S. Taps into Global Internet Cables Through Foreign Deals; NSA Writes Code Used in Google Phone; Retired FISA Judge Calls for Court's Reform; U.S. Continues Military Aid to Egypt as Admin Weighs Coup Designation; Muslim Brotherhood Calls For Friday Protest; Report: U.S. Aided Morsi Opponents Before Ouster; Cyber-Hacking Looms Large at U.S.-China Summit; Boston Marathon Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in 1st Court Appearance; Texas House Approves Anti-Abortion Bill; Several Protesters Arrested; North Carolina GOP Inserts Abortion Curbs in Motorcycle Safety Bill; Democratic Split Thwarts Bill to Reduce Student Loan Rates; California Seeks to Evade Overcrowding Order as Hunger Strike Continues; Labor Rights Groups Reject U.S. Retailers' Safety Plan for Bangladeshi Factories; D.C. Council Approves Living Wage Bill; Walmart Threatens Store Closures; Judge Approves Chevron Subpoena of Private Internet Info; Gov. McDonnell Accepted ,000 From Controversial Donor; Toll in Canada Train Disaster Hits 20, 30 Remain Missing; Zimmerman Doesn't Testify as Defense Rests in Murder Trial; Artist, Activist Toshi Seeger Dead at 91

2013x139 - Friday, July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013

2013/07/12 Headlines: Snowden Calls Meeting with Human Rights Groups; Latest Snowden Docs Show Microsoft's Collaboration on NSA Spying; Top U.S. Diplomat Says Full Withdrawal from Afghanistan Unlikely; Egypt: Supporters, Critics of Morsi Hold Rallies; Report: Allies of Egypt's Army, Mubarak Fueled Uprising Against Morsi; Manslaughter Conviction Possible as Final Arguments Heard in Zimmerman Trial; Texas Lawmakers Advance Bill That Could Close Nearly All Abortion Clinics; North Carolina House Approves Anti-Choice Measures Tied to Motorcycle Bill; Illinois Court OKs Parental Notification Law; House Republicans Tie Anti-Choice Rider to Budget Bill; House Passes Farm Bill Without Food Stamps for 1st Time in 40 Years; Judge Halts Genital Searches at Guantánamo; Military Says 2 Prisoners End Hunger Strike; All-Women Climb Team from Greenpeace Scale London Skyscraper to Protest Shell; Japanese Regulator Says Fukushima Plant Has Been Leaking for 2 Years; Plant Boss Dies of Cancer; Georgia to Execute Mentally Disabled Man Unless Supreme Court Issues Stay

2013x140 - Monday, July 15, 2013

July 15, 2013

2013/07/15 Headlines: Thousands Rally Across U.S. After Zimmerman Found Not Guilty; Justice Dept. Reopens Hate Crimes Probe; Zimmerman Could Face Civil Suit; Snowden to Seek Temporary Asylum in Russia; White House: Russia Providing Snowden With "Propaganda Platform"; Dozens Killed in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Deputy Sec. of State Visits Egypt for First Post-Morsi Talks; Texas Senate Approves Anti-Choice Bill; Opponents Promise Legal Challenge; Pentagon Reduces Count of Guantánamo Hunger Strikers; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Pakistan; Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani School Girl Targeted by Taliban, Addresses U.N.; Justice Dept. Revises Guidelines for Targeting Media Records; Napolitano Leaving DHS to head University of California; Antiwar Vets Convictions Immediately Dismissed Over Arrests at 2012 Event Honoring Dead U.S. Troops

2013x141 - Tuesday, July 16, 2013

July 16, 2013

2013/07/16 Headlines: Protests Continue Nationwide Against Zimmerman Not-Guilty Verdict; Swedish Professor Nominates Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize; Putin: U.S. Trapped Snowden in Russia by Scaring Other Countries; Glenn Greenwald Responds to Claim His Remarks on Snowden's Capabilities Were Threatening to U.S.; Egypt: Deadly Clashes Erupt amid Visit by U.S. Official; Judge Issues Last-Minute Stay of Execution for Mentally Disabled Prisoner in Georgia; Bradley Manning Defense Argues for Dismissal of Charges; Burmese President Vows to Release All Political Prisoners; Leader of Zetas Drug Cartel Captured in Mexico; Cooper Union Students Reach Deal to End Occupation; New York Woman Launches "Journey for Justice" for Jailed Imam

2013x142 - Wednesday, July 17, 2013

July 17, 2013

2013/07/17 Headlines: "Justice for Trayvon" Rallies Continue Ahead of Weekend Action; Florida Activists Occupy Governor's Office, Seek Repeal of "Stand Your Ground"; Holder Rebukes "Stand Your Ground" in NAACP Address; Stevie Wonder Boycotts Florida, Other "Stand Your Ground" States; Juror: Trayvon Martin Killing was Justified; Snowden Applies for Temporary Asylum in Russia; White House to Russia: Snowden Not a Human Rights Activist or Dissident; FISA Court Orders Release of PRISM Order; 19 Groups Sue NSA over Mass Collection of Phone Data; Senate Votes on Obama Picks in Deal Preserving Filibuster; U.N.: Syria's Refugee Flight Worst Since Rwandan Genocide; Egypt Swears in New Cabinet; Muslim Brotherhood Rejects "Illegitimate" Gov't; Over 100 Arrested at North Carolina's 11th "Moral Monday"

2013x143 - Thursday, July 18, 2013

July 18, 2013

2013/07/18 Headlines: NSA: Phone, Internet Spying Extends Far Beyond Direct Targets; 17 Detained Protesting Zimmerman Acquittal Near Los Angeles; Appeals Court Strikes Down Injunction Against Indefinite Detention in NDAA; Obama Admin Wins Court Order to Continue Genital Searches at Guantánamo Bay; Al-Qaeda in Yemen Confirms U.S. Drone Strike Killed Top Leader; Mandela Makes "Dramatic Progress" as World Marks 95th Birthday; Tens of Thousands of Morsi Supporters, Opponents Rally in Egypt; Israel OKs New Settlements in Occupied West Bank; Kerry: Israel Should "Look Hard" at 2002 Arab Peace Offer; European Union Cuts Ties to Israeli Settlements; Poisoned Meals Kill 25 Children in India; Panama Calls in U.N. Security Council over Seized North Korean Ship From Cuba; Britain Legalizes Same Sex-Marriage Beginning in 2014; U.N. Nominee Samantha Power Blasts World Body on Syria Inaction, Israel; FBI Review Finds Flawed Evidence in 27 Death Penalty Convictions; Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Student Loans; Pharmacies Pull Issue of Rolling Stone over Tsarnaev Cover; Cheney Daughter Challenges Republican Senate Incumbent in Wyoming

2013x144 - Friday, July 19, 2013

July 19, 2013

2013/07/19 Headlines: Judge Upholds "Aiding the Enemy" Charge Against Bradley Manning; NSA Chief: Security Tightened After Leaks by Edward Snowden; Former President Jimmy Carter Blasts NSA Spy Program; Detroit Becomes Largest U.S. City to File for Bankruptcy; Egypt: Interim President Vows to "Restore Security" Ahead of Mass Rallies; Russian Opposition Leader Released from Prison After Protests; Lawyer Says Dip in Guantánamo Hunger Strike Due to Threats over Prayer Rights; Ex-CIA Station Chief Detained in Panama for Extraordinary Rendition of Cleric; Dempsey: Obama Admin Weighing Military Force in Syria; Kerry Wraps Up Visit to Middle East as Bid for Peace Talks Stalls; Judge Extends Stay of Execution for Georgia Prisoner Warren Hill; Trayvon Martin's Parents Speak Out After Zimmerman Verdict; Senate Confirms Obama Picks for Labor Secretary, EPA Chief; Texas Governor Signs Anti-Choice Bill Previously Blocked by "People's Filibuster"; Virginia's Largest Abortion Clinic Closes Under New Regulations; Gun Owners to Hold Counter Rally as Group Marks 1st Anniversary of Aurora Shooting

2013x145 - Monday, July 22, 2013

July 22, 2013

2013/07/22 Headlines: Thousands Join "Justice for Trayvon" Rallies Nationwide; Obama Questions "Stand Your Ground" Laws; Pentagon: 71 Guantánamo Prisoners to Receive Parole Hearings; FISA Court OKs New Order for Bulk Collection of Phone Data; Panama Releases Ex-CIA Officer Sought by Italy in Torture, Kidnap Case; Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq; Palestinian Authority: Formal Talks Won't Happen Without Israeli Settlement Freeze; Venezuela Suspends U.S. Talks After Criticism from U.N. Nominee; U.S. Jets Drop Unarmed Bombs on Australian Reef; Japan: Contaminated Water Leaking Into Sea; At Least 75 Killed in China Earthquake; Michigan Judge Challenges Detroit Bankruptcy Filing; New York Times Reporter Ordered to Testify in Trial of Alleged Source; Helen Thomas, "Dean of White House Press Corps," Dies at 92

2013x146 - Tuesday, July 23, 2013

July 23, 2013

2013/07/23 Headlines: Leaked Report: Scores of Civilians Killed by U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan; Iraq: 500 Prisoners Escape from Abu Ghraib; Dempsey Seeks Deal to Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan; Afghanistan: 3 NATO Soldiers, Afghan Interpreter Killed by Bomber on Donkey; Egypt: 9 Killed in Clashes Between Morsi Supporters, Critics; Russian Lawyer: Snowden Could Soon Leave Moscow Airport for City; Pentagon Gives Congress Military Options for Syria; Trayvon Martin Supporters Continue Sit-In at Florida Governor's Office; Journalists, Animal Advocates File Lawsuit Against Utah "Ag-Gag" Law; Federal Judge Blocks North Dakota Abortion Ban; Ohio Man Charged with Murdering 3 Women; 73 Arrested at Latest "Moral Monday" Protest in North Carolina; Rand Paul Staffer Resigns amid Furor over Pro-Confederacy Views; Former Top Wall Street Regulator Takes Job Defending Firms; Immigrant Youth Known as "Dream 8" Detained at Border Crossing

2013x148 - Thursday, July 25, 2013

July 25, 2013

2013/07/25 Headlines: Obama: Reversing Income Gap Admin's "Highest Priority"; Workers Stage #RaiseTheWage Protests Nationwide; New York City Fast Food Workers Authorize 3rd Strike; Poll: 80% of Americans Back Minimum Wage Hike; Senate OKs Student Loan Bill That Would Hike Rates After 2015; House Narrowly Defeats Measure to Curb NSA Spying; Snowden Remains at Moscow Airport Despite Temporary Asylum From Russia; Dozens Killed in Spanish Train Crash; Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Rally Ahead of Pro-Army Egyptian Protests; U.S. Delays Delivery of F-16s to Egypt; Senate Holds First Hearing on Guantánamo Closure Since 2009; Attorneys: Pentagon Violating Guantánamo Hunger Strikers' Religious Freedom; Judge Freezes Legal Challenges to Detroit Bankruptcy Claim; Pennsylvania County Defies State Law to OK Same-Sex Weddings; Virginia Governor Apologizes, Refuses to Resign for Accepting ,000 From Donor; Weiner Rebuffs Calls to Drop Out of New York Race After More Messages Emerge; Weiner: Israel Not Occupying Palestinian West Bank; San Diego Mayor Refuses to Resign Following Claims of Sexual Harassment

2013x149 - Friday, July 26, 2013

July 26, 2013

2013/07/26 Headlines: Morsi Faces New Charges as Egyptians Stage Dueling Rallies; U.N.: Syria Death Toll Passes 100,000; Report: Iran Seeks Direct Talks With U.S.; Justice Dept. Seeks Pre-Clearance for Texas Voting Laws; Juror: Zimmerman "Guilty," But Law Forced Acquittal; Prosecutors: Manning a "Traitor" With "Evil Intent"; Senate Panel Votes to Target Countries Aiding Snowden; Halliburton Admits to Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence; Hedge Fund Giant SAC Accused of Securities, Wire Fraud; UBS to Pay Million Fine for Pushing Toxic Mortgages; Judge Clears Discrimination Suit Against Morgan Stanley; North Carolina Senate Approves Anti-Abortion Law; Judge Delays Alabama Anti-Abortion Law; Pro-Choice Activists Launch Cross-Country Abortion Rights Freedom Ride; Married Gay Couple Wins State Recognition in Ohio; Alabama Executes Prisoner Despite Claims of Mental Illness; Thousands Protest Killing of Opposition Leader in Tunisia; Report: Nearly 250,000 Killed in Colombia Fighting

2013x150 - Monday, July 29, 2013

July 29, 2013

2013/07/29 Headlines: Muslim Brotherhood Calls Protests After New Mass Killing by Egyptian Forces; U.S. Drone Attack Kills 6 in Pakistan After Reported End to "Signature Strikes"; Global Protests Back Bradley Manning as Court-Martial Ends; U.S. Tells Russia Snowden Won't Face Execution, Torture; Trayvon Martin's Mother: Use My Son's Death to Challenge Racial Profiling, Gun Laws; Dream Defenders Enter 3rd Week of Florida Sit-in; Harry Belafonte Joins Protest over Trayvon Verdict; North Carolina Gov. Expected to Sign New Voting Rights Curbs; Dozens Killed in Wave of Iraq Bombings; Mideast Peace Talks Resume After Israel OKs Prisoner Release, PA Abandons Settlement Demand; U.S. to Transfer 2 Guantánamo Bay Prisoners to Algeria; Dozens Arrested in Anti-Coal, Keystone "Summer Heat" Protests; Obama: "No Evidence" Keystone XL Will Create Many Jobs; 7 Dead After Miami-Area Shooting Spree; California Prisoner in Solitary Confinement Dies Amidst Hunger Strike; Baton Rouge Police Target, Arrest Gay Men for Consensual Sex; Ariel Castro Reaches Plea for Life Sentence in Cleveland Kidnapping, Abuse Case; San Diego Mayor Enters Treatment Program, Refuses Calls for Resignation; White House: No Decision on Fed Successor Until Fall; Supporters of Jailed NY Imam Submit Petition for His Release

2013x151 - Tuesday, July 30, 2013

July 30, 2013

2013/07/30 Headlines: Bradley Manning Verdict Expected Today; Trial to Enter Sentencing Phase; Israel, Palestinian Authority Restart Peace Talks After 3-Year Lapse; EU Envoy Meets with Ousted Egyptian President Morsi; FBI: More Than 100 Victims of Forced Prostitution Rescued in Raids; Pakistan: Roughly 250 Prisoners Escape in Prison Attack; At Least 7 Injured in Florida Propane Plant Blasts; Fast Food Workers Launch Historic Nationwide Strikes; "Dream 9" Youths Remain in Detention After Deportation Protest, Some in Solitary Confinement; Senate Confirms Former Bush Official James Comey to Head FBI; Report: U.S. Spy Agencies Aided New Zealand Military in Monitoring of McClatchy Reporter; Poll Shows Shift in Attitudes About Civil Liberties, Terrorism; Pope Francis on LGBT People: "Who Am I to Judge?"; Thousands of Teachers Join Final "Moral Monday" Protest in North Carolina; North Carolina Governor Signs Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill; Florida: Unarmed African-American Man Shot by Deputies in His Yard; Toronto: Hundreds Protest Police Killing of 18 Year-Old; Apple Supplier Pegatron Accused of Labor Abuses

2013x152 - Wednesday, July 31, 2013

July 31, 2013

2013/07/31 Headlines: Bradley Manning Acquitted on "Aiding the Enemy" Charge, Guilty on 20 Other Counts; Senate Hearing Tackles NSA Surveillance; Wyden: NSA Violations "More Serious" Than Acknowledged by Gov't; U.S. to Declassify Verizon Order on Phone Records; Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Cellphone Tracking; Obama Seeks "Grand Bargain" With GOP on Reducing Tax Rates, Gov't Jobs; Kerry: Mideast Talks Seek "Final-Status" Deal Within 9 Months; Violence Thwarts Food Aid Delivery to 600,000 Syrians; Obama Taps GOP Senators for Egypt Talks; JPMorgan Pays Million Fine for Energy Price Scheme; MIT Releases Probe of Own Handling of Aaron Swartz Case; DEA Pays .1 Million to Student Abandoned in Prison Cell; 6 Activists Detained in Senate Building Protesting Guantánamo Bay

2013x153 - Thursday, August 01, 2013

August 1, 2013

2013/08/01 Headlines: Prosecution Witness: No "Specific Example" Manning Leaks Harmed Lives; U.S. Internet Spying Program Revealed as Senate Tackles NSA Surveillance; Snowden Leaves Moscow Airport, Formally Enters Russia; Snowden's Father Rejects Involvement with FBI in Snowden Return; Egypt Protests Continue After Interim Gov't OKs New Crackdown; Kerry Says Pakistan, U.S. Re-Establishing "Full Partnership"; U.N.: Attacks on Afghan Civilians Up 23 Percent; Opposition Claims Fraud in Zimbabwe Presidential Elections; U.N. Threatens to Disarm M23 Rebels in DRC; Fast Food, Retail Strike Continues Nationwide; Obama, Dems Spar over Summers Rumors at Capitol Hill Meeting; Minnesota, Rhode Island Enact Same-Sex Marriages; Student Loan Bill Hiking Future Rates Clears Congress; Senate Confirms NLRB Members After Bipartisan Row; Texas Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging Deportation Reprieve for Youths; Rep. Gutiérrez Urges Release of Jailed "Dream 9" Activists; Rev.

2013x154 - Friday, August 02, 2013

August 2, 2013

2013/08/02 Headlines: U.S. Denounces Russia for Giving Snowden Asylum, Reconsiders Summit; Iraq Sees Deadliest Month in More Than 5 Years; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Continue Protests Despite Government Warnings; Obama, Hadi Pledge to Repatriate Yemeni Prisoners at Guantánamo; No Timeline Given; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Yemen; Kerry: Obama Has Timeline to End Drone Strikes in Pakistan; Report: CIA Targeted Rescuers at Sites of Pakistani Drone Strikes; NATO Aircraft Mistakenly Kills 5 Afghan Police Officers; U.S. Army Launches Probe into Claims Forces Killed Afghan Civilians; U.S. to Temporarily Close Embassies Around the World over Security Concerns; U.N. Chemical Weapons Inspectors Set to Enter Syria; Syria: Dozens Killed in Homs Rebel Attack; Bahraini Blogger Arrested amid Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests; Uruguay Set to Legalize Marijuana; Dozens Arrested in D.C. Protests for Immigration Reform; Samantha Power Confirmed as U.S.

2013x155 - Monday, August 05, 2013

August 5, 2013

2013/08/05 Headlines: U.S. Extends Closing of 19 Diplomatic Posts amid Security Fears; NSA Critics Hold 2nd Nationwide Protest; New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Urges End to Sanctions; Zimbabwean Opposition Disputes Re-Election of President Mugabe; U.S. Issues Conflicting Messages on Pakistan Drone Strikes; Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to Face Trial; Nobel Winner Tawakkul Karman Denied Entry; Israeli Cabinet Expands List of Settlements Eligible for Subsidies; Honduran President Orders Militarization of Prison After Fatal Riot; Judge Rules Woman with Down Syndrome Can Live with Friends; U.S. Judge Extends Hold on Wisconsin Anti-Abortion Law; Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Plot to Kill Abortion Doctor; Sikhs Mark 1st Anniversary of Temple Shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin; More Than 200 Arrested in "Summer Heat" Protest at Chevron Refinery in California; Dream Defenders Win "Stand Your Ground" Hearings, Remain in Florida Capitol; Sculptor Removes Contested Quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial; Civil Rights Attorney Julius Chambers Dies at 76

2013x156 - Tuesday, August 06, 2013

August 6, 2013

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2013x157 - Wednesday, August 07, 2013

August 7, 2013

2013/08/07 Headlines: Yemen Claims Al-Qaeda Terror Plot Foiled; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7; Bradley Manning's Maximum Sentence Reduced to 90 Years; Bradley Manning's Father: "I Still Love My Son"; U.S. Files Charges for 2012 Benghazi Attack; Pentagon Official in Charge of Guantánamo Says Prison Should Never Have Opened; Egypt's Interim President Declares Failure of Diplomatic Efforts; Fort Hood Shooting Suspect: "War Is An Ugly Thing"; Tunisia: Tens of Thousands Protest Killings of Opposition Figures; Uganda Passes Harsh Law Against Protests; Obama Backs Larger Role for Private Sector in Housing Market; U.S. Sues Bank of America for Mortgage-Backed Securities Fraud; NOAA: Last Year Was Warmest Ever Recorded in the U.S.; Heat Wave in China Kills Dozens; Mexico: Farmers' Rights Activists Murdered amid Spate of Killings; Detained "Dream 9" Activists Win 1st Step in Bid for Asylum; Pennsylvania Shooter Kills 3 at Township Meeting

2013x158 - Thursday, August 08, 2013

August 8, 2013

2013/08/08 Headlines: Report: NSA Sifting Through Troves of Cross-Border Communications; Obama Cancels Putin Summit After Russia Gives Asylum to Snowden; Obama: "There Is No Spying on Americans"; Snowden's Father: "This Isn't About Russia...The Fight Is Right Here"; Judge Rejects Some Claims on "Chilling Effect" of Manning Leaks; "Dream 9" Immigrant Activists Released from Detention; Syrian Army Kills Scores of Rebels in Ambush; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Rally amid "Dangerous Stalemate"; Judge: Police Suppressed Evidence in Reggie Clemons Death Row Case; Walmart Agrees to Improve Safety Conditions at Stores; Japan: Prime Minister Orders Government Action to Stop Fukushima Leaks; Report: Chesapeake Energy Drops Natural Gas Fracking Leases in NY; Gag Order Bars 2 Children from Ever Discussing Fracking; Report: Bob Filner Targeted Military Sexual Assault Victims for Harassment; Family of Henrietta Lacks Reaches Deal on Use of Her Genome; Grand Jury Fails to Re-Indict NYPD Officer Who Killed Unarmed Teen Ramarley Graham

2013x159 - Friday, August 09, 2013

August 9, 2013

2013/08/09 Headlines: Snowden's Email Provider Mysteriously Shuts Down; IRS Agents Instructed To Cover Up DEA Tips Based on Secret Wiretaps; U.S. Withdraws from Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan; Three U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 12 in Yemen; Greek Unemployment Reaches Record 27.6%; Youth Unemployment at 65%; Teenage Graffiti Artist Dies After Being Tasered by Miami Police; Justice Dept. to Review NYPD Killing of Ramarley Graham; Eric Holder: War on Drugs Has Decimated Communities of Color; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Shifts Stance, Backs Medical Marijuana; 20 Arrested in Idaho at Road Blockades Blocking Tar Sands Oil Refining Equipment; Judge Hints Lynne Stewart Will Remain In Jail

2013x160 - Monday, August 12, 2013

August 12, 2013

2013/08/12 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Yemen, Injures Civilians; U.S. Embassy in Yemen Remains Closed; 18 Other Posts Reopen; Obama Outlines Reforms for NSA Spying; Guardian Reveals Loophole for Warrantless Searches; Iraq: Scores Killed, Hundreds Injured in Blasts; 3 U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghanistan; Holder Seeks to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences; Matt Damon: Obama Broke Up with Me; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Continue Sit-Ins amid Reports of Looming Crackdown; Israel Approves Nearly 1,200 New Settlement Homes; Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian; Bahraini Activist Maryam Alkhawaja Barred from Flying Home; Canada: Police Arrest 2 over Photos of Teen Who Committed Suicide After Alleged Rape; Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Bid to Attack Federal Reserve with Fake Bomb; Thousands Protest Right-Wing ALEC Meeting in Chicago; Florida Gov. Scott Revives Voter Purge; Dream Defenders Launch Registration Drive; Report: Undercover Officers Infiltrated Tar Sands Resistance Camp to Thwart Protest; Judge Denies Compassionate Release to Ailing Lawyer Lynne Stewart; Pacfica Radio Station WBAI Lays Off Most of Staff

2013x161 - Tuesday, August 13, 2013

August 13, 2013

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2013x162 - Wednesday, August 14, 2013

August 14, 2013

2013/08/14 Headlines: Dozens Reported Dead in Raids on Pro-Morsi Protests; Bahrainis Stage Pro-Democracy Rallies, U.S. Shuts Embassy; Bradley Manning to Testify as Sentencing Hearing Concludes; Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners, OKs More Settlements on Eve of Talks; Kerry: Settlement Expansion Doesn't Threaten Peace Talks; Brazil: NSA Spying Creates "Shadow of Distrust" With U.S.; BP Sues EPA over Ban on Federal Contracts

2013x163 - Thursday, August 15, 2013

August 15, 2013

2013/08/15 Headlines: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for New Protests After Massacre by State Forces; U.S. Calls Egypt Killings "Deplorable," But No Policy Shift Announced; Bradley Manning Voices Regret for Leaks as Defense Rests Sentencing Case; Scores Killed, Wounded in Iraq Bombings; Bahraini Forces Crack Down on Pro-Democracy Rallies; U.N.: Central African Republic Nearing Collapse; Doctors Without Borders Ends Aid Work in Somalia; Pentagon to Offer Benefits to Same-Sex Military Families; California Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Revive Gay Marriage Ban; Former JPMorgan Employees Charged for Hiding "London Whale" Losses; White House: Clapper Won't Head NSA Surveillance Review; Military Contractor CACI Sues for Legal Fees From Iraq Torture Victims; Orlando Prosecutor to Review FBI Killing of Todashev; Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months

2013x164 - Friday, August 16, 2013

August 16, 2013

2013/08/16 Headlines: Morsi Supporters Launch "Day of Rage" in Egypt; Obama Cancels Joint Military Exercise with Egypt; Report: NSA Frequently Breaks Privacy Rules; Report: Snowden Began Downloading Files in 2012 While Working at Dell; Lebanon: 22 Killed in Bomb Blast; Ban Ki-moon Criticizes Israeli Settlement Growth; U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes to Review Prison Terms for Drug Offenses; Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Washington Post Website; Pentagon Releases New Measures to Address Military Sexual Assault; Ecuador Drops Plan to Preserve Parts of Amazon from Oil Drilling; Report: All U.S. Nuclear Reactors Vulnerable to Attack; Dream Defenders End Occupation of Florida Capitol After 31 Days

2013x165 - Monday, August 19, 2013

August 19, 2013

2013/08/19 Headlines: Egypt Toll Approaches 900 in 6 Days; Mubarak Set for Release; U.N. Chemical Weapons Inspectors Arrive in Syria; Britain Detains Partner of Guardian Journalist Who Exposed NSA Surveillance; Time Journalist Calls for Drone Killing of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange; New York City Moves to Appeal "Stop-and-Frisk" Ruling; Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter ID Law for November Election; Penn State Reaches 1st Settlement With Sandusky Victim; Protesters Detained as Chicago Razes Field House Used as School Library; SEC Probes JPMorgan Chase for Bribery Allegations in China; Hundreds Stage Anti-Fracking Protest Camp in Britain; Activists Launch Freedom Flotilla to West Papua; CIA Admits Carrying Out 1953 Coup in Iran

2013x166 - Tuesday, August 20, 2013

August 20, 2013

2013/08/20 Headlines: U.S. Knew in Advance About Detention of Glenn Greenwald's Partner; Judge to Deliberate Sentence for Bradley Manning; Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Arrested; Journalist Shot Dead; Report: U.S. Secretly Halted Military Aid to Egypt; Tens of Thousands of Syrians Flee into Iraq; U.S. Agents Defend Questioning of 9/11 Suspect at Guantánamo Hearing; U.S. Sergeant to Be Sentenced for Murders of 16 Afghan Civilians; Pakistan: Musharraf Charged with Murder of Benazir Bhutto; Japan: Fukushima Tank Leaks 300 Tons of Radioactive Water; Russia's Anti-LGBT Crackdown Sparks International Outcry Ahead of Olympics; Same-Sex Marriages Begin in New Zealand; Oscar Pistorius Indicted for Premeditated Murder; Toronto Police Officer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Shooting of Teen; Judge Approves Force-Feeding of California Prison Hunger Strikers; FCC Caps Rates for Prisoner Phone Calls Following Decade-Long Struggle; CDC: Number of U.S. Lyme Disease Cases 10 Times Higher Than Reported; New Jersey Becomes 2nd State to Ban Anti-Gay "Conversion" Therapy; NYC: Interracial Couple Beaten by Men Who Shouted Racist, Anti-Gay Slurs; Oklahoma Judge Blocks Law Restricting Access to Emergency Contraception; Al Jazeera America Launches "Fact-based, Unbiased and In-depth News" Channel

2013x167 - Wednesday, August 21, 2013

August 21, 2013

2013/08/21 Headlines: Opposition Claims Hundreds Killed in Syria Chemical Attack; Japan Increases Severity Level at Fukushima Nuclear Plant; U.S. Denies Suspension of Military Aid to Egypt; Bradley Manning Faces Sentencing at Military Trial; Report: NSA Surveillance Covers 75% of Online Traffic; Miranda Attorneys Threaten Legal Action Against UK; British Prime Minister Office's Involved in Forced Destruction of Guardian Hard Drives; Tech Website Groklaw Closes Down over Surveillance Fears; Report: U.S. Advances Facial Recognition Surveillance; Afghan Victims Testify at Sentencing Hearing of Accused Soldier; Prosecutors Rest Case in Ft. Hood Shooting Trial; Gunman Arrested After Georgia School Standoff; Report: NRA Compiles Database of Gun Owners; Interior Dept. Questions State Dept. Keystone Report

2013x168 - Thursday, August 22, 2013

August 22, 2013

2013/08/22 Headlines: Manning Seeks Presidential Pardon for 35-Year Prison Term; Manning Announces Gender Transition, Name Change; Manning Supporters Rally for Pardon Outside White House; Hundreds Feared Dead in Unverified Syria Chemical Attack; U.S. Awaits Evidence on Syria Claims; Protesters Stage White House Rally; Mubarak Ordered Released from Prison; New Radiation Areas Found at Fukushima Nuclear Plant; NSA Illegally Gathered Tens of Thousands of Emails; Report: Federal Program Targets Muslim Immigrants

2013x169 - Friday, August 23, 2013

August 23, 2013

2013/08/23 Headlines: U.N. Seeks Syria Chemical Weapons Probe "Without Delay"; U.N.: Syrian Conflict Has Created 1 Million Child Refugees; Israel Bombs Lebanon After Rocket Fire; Mubarak Under House Arrest in Military Hospital; Egypt Detains Canadians on Way to Gaza; U.K. Opens Probe of Miranda Documents; Obama Takes Up Student Debt, Calls for New Ranking of Schools; Manning Supporters Heckle Obama in Syracuse; Justice Dept. Sues Texas over Voter ID Law; Colin Powell Chides North Carolina Governor on ID Law; Appeals Court Upholds Overruling of Arizona Ban on Planned Parenthood; Planned Parenthood Challenges Indiana Law; Protesters Stage White House Rally for Fracking Ban; New York City Council Overrules Bloomberg Veto of Police Oversight

2013x170 - Monday, August 26, 2013

August 26, 2013

2013/08/26 Headlines: U.N. Inspectors Come Under Fire after Syrian Regime OKs Visit; U.S. Says Syria Inspection "Too Late" as Obama Weighs Military Options; Tens of Thousands Mark 50th Anniversary of March for Jobs and Freedom; NSA Spied on U.N. Internal Video System, 80 Embassies; U.S. Paid Millions to Cover Tech Firms' Costs for NSA Compliance; Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; Farmers Lead Nationwide Strike Against Privatization, Trade Deals in Colombia; Bales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Afghan Massacre; Sentencing Begins for Nidal Hasan for Fort Hood Rampage After Guilty Verdict; Wildfire Threatens Water, Electric Supply in San Francisco; San Diego Mayor Resigns over Sexual Harassment Claims; Zimmerman Visits Factory That Made Gun Used to Kill Trayvon Martin; Docs: U.S. Gave Iraq Critical Intel for Chemical Attack on Iran

2013x171 - Tuesday, August 27, 2013

August 27, 2013

2013/08/27 Headlines: Report: U.S. Weighs Military Strike on Syria; U.N.: Still Time for Inspectors to Probe Chemical Allegations in Syria; U.N.: Bulk of Syria's 1 Million Child Refugees Displaced in Past Year; U.N. to Ask Obama Admin About NSA Spying; Snowden: Britain Leaking Intel to Discredit Critics; NSA: "Willful Violations" by Officials Include Spying on Love Interests; Obama Taps White House Insiders for NSA Oversight Panel; German Finance Minister Threatens to Suspend U.S. Trade Talks over NSA Spying; Lawmakers Seek Answers on DEA Unit Linked to NSA; Treasury: U.S. Faces Mid-October Deadline on Debt Limit; Firefighters Report Progress in Containing California Wildfire; Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank Raid; Rights Groups Decry Sale of U.S. Attack Helicopters to Indonesia; State Dept. Conflict of Interest Review Could Delay Keystone Decision Until 2014; Median Income 6% Below Pre-Recession Level; Wages Down for Majority Since 2007; New Mexico's Largest County Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

2013x172 - Wednesday, August 28, 2013

August 28, 2013

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2013x173 - Thursday, August 29, 2013

August 29, 2013

2013/08/29 Headlines: U.S. Faces New Hurdles to Military Intervention in Syria; Obama: U.S. Believes Assad Regime Behind Chemical Attack; Ban: U.N. Inspectors to Leave Syria on Saturday; Thousands Mark 50th Anniversary of March on Washington; 80 Killed in Iraq's Deadliest Day This Month; Taliban Attack Afghan Police, NATO Base; Russia Invades Home of Leading Gay Activist; Iranian Lawmakers Approve Suit Against U.S. for 1953 Coup; Hasan Sentenced to Death for Fort Hood Shooting Rampage; NYPD Labeled Mosques "Terrorism Enterprises" to Justify Surveillance; Zimmerman Wife Sentenced to Probation for Perjury; Defenses Seeks ,000 From Taxpayers; U.S. Transfers 2 Guantánamo Prisoners to Algeria; Fast-Food, Retail Workers Stage Largest Strike to Date

2013x174 - Friday, August 30, 2013

August 30, 2013

2013/08/30 Headlines: U.S. Considers Unilateral Syrian Strike After U.K. Vote Against Use of Force; Antiwar Protesters Rally Against U.S. Military Action in Syria; U.S. Intelligence "Black Budget" Tops Billion; U.S. Spy Satellites Played Key Role In Hunt For Bin Laden; Merrill Lynch To Pay Million in Largest Racial Discrimination Settlement Ever; U.S. Allows States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana; Crackdown on Brotherhood and Journalists Continues; IRS Extends Tax benefits to Married Same-Sex Couples; Banks Report Record Billion Profit in Second Quarter; Fast-Food Workers Go On Strike in 60 Cities Demanding Living Wage; U.S. Seeks to Expand Military Presence in the Philippines; Anti-Smoking Groups Criticize U.S. Stance on TPP Tobacco Negotiations; 30,000 March in Colombia to Support Small Farmers; Report: Veterans Commit Suicide at Double Rate of Civilian Population; Lawyer: Chelsea Manning is "Doing Very Well"; Protests in Montana After Teacher Sentenced to Just 30 Days For Raping Student; Irish Writer Seamus Heaney, 74, Dies

2013x175 - Monday, September 02, 2013

September 2, 2013

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2013x176 - Tuesday, September 03, 2013

September 3, 2013

2013/09/03 Headlines: Obama Pushes for Congressional Approval to Attack Syria; Syrian Refugees Top 2 Million; Israel Says Mediterranean Missile Launch That Sparked Syria Fears Was Joint Test with U.S.; Report: DEA Uses Phone Record Trove That Surpasses NSA's; Brazil Blasts Reported NSA Spying on President's Communications; Report: NSA Hacked Communications of Al Jazeera; Budget Documents Show Widespread Use of Cyberattacks by U.S.; Japan Pledges Funds for Fukushima Crisis; Egyptian Judges Call for Dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood; Morsi to Stand Trial; Egypt Court Orders Closure of Al Jazeera Affiliate, 3 Other Stations; Taliban Attacks U.S. Base in Afghanistan; Number of Police Deaths Doubles; U.S. Drone Strikes Hit Yemen, Pakistan; Teen Sentenced to 3 Years in Gang-Rape Case That Ignited India; Mandela Released from Hospital, Condition "Remains Critical"; Verizon Reaches Deal to Obtain Sole Control of World's Largest Wireless Provider; Diana Nyad Completes Historic Swim from Cuba to Florida

2013x177 - Wednesday, September 04, 2013

September 4, 2013

2013/09/04 Headlines: Obama Picks Up Key Congressional Support as Debate Begins on Syria Strike; Kerry Won't Rule Out "Boots on the Ground" in Syria; Ban: Syria Attack Without U.N. Backing "Unlawful"; Obama in Sweden Before G-20 Summit; Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; Thousands Rally Against Egypt Gov't; Al Jazeera Alleges Signal Disruption; Fukushima Radiation at Record High; South African Gold Miners Launch Strike for Higher Wages; Tens of Thousands of Teachers Strike in Mexico; Ariel Castro Found Hanged in Ohio Prison Cell; Montana Judge Reconsiders Rape Sentence After Outcry; Bloomberg Sues NYC Council over Police Racial Profiling Curbs; Chelsea Manning Files Request for Presidential Pardon

2013x178 - Thursday, September 05, 2013

September 5, 2013

2013/09/05 Headlines: Senate Panel Advances Syria Strike Measure; Obama Rejects Link Between Syria and Faulty Iraq Intel; Syrian Rights Group: 502 Killed in Ghouta Chemical Attack; HRW: Assad Regime Using Cluster Bombs in Syria; Obama: Greater "Risks of Abuse" for NSA Surveillance; Hundreds Protest Obama in Stockholm; Obama to Meet With Russian LGBT Activists During G20 Visit; Bahraini Forces Tear Gas Protesters; New Curbs Imposed; Manning Files Formal Request for Presidential Pardon; U.S.

2013x179 - Friday, September 06, 2013

September 6, 2013

2013/09/06 Headlines: U.S. Push to Bomb Syria Overshadows G-20 Summit; Power: Russia Holding U.N. Security Council Hostage; U.S. Lawmakers Set to Vote on Syria Strikes; Constituents Overwhelmingly Oppose Military Action; Activists Protest Russia's Anti-LGBT Crackdown at G-20; Report: NSA Foiling Encryption Used to Protect Online Privacy; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7 in Pakistan; Egypt's Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt; Prisoners in California End Hunger Strike After 2 Months; Wal-Mart Workers Protest Nationwide; Dozens Arrested; Mexico: Teachers Block Airport Access to Protest Education Overhaul; Philippines: 2 Journalists Killed in Less Than a Week; Family of Chilean Singer Victor Jara Files U.S. Lawsuit over Killing Days Before Coup Anniversary; Alleged Navy Rape Victim Questioned About What She Was Wearing, How She Performs Oral Sex; Report: Tulsa Charter School Sends African-American Girl Home for Her Dreadlocks; Google Defends Practice of Scanning Emails, Asks Judge to Dismiss Privacy Suit; Study: Fracking Wastewater Tied to Earthquakes in Ohio City; Yemeni Youth Activist, Anti-Drone Campaigner Ibrahim Mothana Dies at 24

2013x180 - Monday, September 09, 2013

September 9, 2013

2013/09/09 Headlines: Congressional Debate Begins on Authorization for Syria Strike; Kerry: U.S. Could Seek New U.N. Vote; Assad Could Avoid Attack by Handing over Chemical Weapons; Obama Admin Releases New Video of Ghouta Aftermath; Protests Held Against Syria Strike as Polls Show Continued Opposition; Pope Francis: War a "Defeat for Humanity"; Report: Assad May Not Have Authorized Ghouta Attack; U.S. Drone Strike Kills Up to 16 in Afghanistan; NSA Spying Extends to Brazilian State-Oil Firm; Rousseff: U.S. Visit Hinges on "Political Conditions" Following Spying Claims; Report: NSA Can Hack into All Smartphones; Thousands Protest Energy Policies in Mexico; New Australian PM Vows to Cut Foreign Aid, Global Warming Initiatives; Chinese Journalist Shi Tao Freed After 8 Years Behind Bars; Activists Stage Force-Feeding Outside White House; Arizona Death Row Prisoner Wins New Trial; NAACP President Ben Jealous Stepping Down

2013x181 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013

September 10, 2013

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2013x182 - Wednesday, September 11, 2013

September 11, 2013

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